Sheet-delivery receptacle.



M M. M. MARCUSE.

SHEET DELIVERY RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12, 1914- Patented Dec. 19; 1916.

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SHEET-DELIVERY BECEPTACLE.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,'Mosns M. MARCUSE, a citizen ofthe United States, and resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sheet-Delivery Reof which the following'is a specification.

My invention relates to a sheet delivery receptacle which is particularly well adapteder,

as, for instance, paper towels, arranged in a stack within the receptacle.

The object of this invention is to provide certain improvements in the construction, form and arrangement of the several parts of the receptacle whereby the sheets may-bereadily withdrawn one by one without undue friction.

A'practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying draw ings, in which 1 Figure 1 represents the receptacle in perspective, the free end of the front sheet of the stack being shown asprojecting through the delivery slot, Fig. 2 1s a vertical central section taken from front to rear through the receptacle, Fig. 3 is ahorizontal section taken in the plane of the-line AA of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section taken in the planeof the line BB of Fig. 2, and Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are detail views showing the means for holding the weighted follower at the limit of its rearward movement for fa,' cilita'ting the refilling of the receptacle. The receptacle is of general rectangular form in cross section, its bottom being de-, noted by 1; its ends by 2, 3; its back by'4; its upper and lower front members by 5, 6; and its cover by 7. This cover is hinged at 8 at the front of the receptacle and its free end is provided with a suitable lock 9 controlled by a key 10. The bolt 11 of the lock is arranged .to project underneath. the inwardly. turned peripheral flange 12 which 1 extends around the top of the receptacle. 1 This flange 12 serves tomaterially strengthen the receptacle at this point.

A sheet delivery slot 13 extends horizontally across the front of the receptacle and it is'formed between the adjacent edges of the upper and lower front members 5 and 6 of To facilitate the removal of sheets and to reduce the the receptacle. the interfolded -withdrawn from the rests.

friction thereon, the adjacent edges of these upper and lower front members 5 and 6 are curved outwardly as shown at 14, 15, to form oppositely convexed walls for the slot 13. Upper and lower inclined guide plates '16, 17, are provided atthe back of the front members '5 and 6 for still further eliminating the friction on the sheets as they are receptacle, these guides 16 and 17 serving to bow the front sheets outwardly for facilitating their removal. Rods 18, 19, extend in the receptacle along its bottom 1, upon which rods the stack of interfolded sheets These rods 18, 19, also serve to reduce the retarding friction onthe sheets to a considerable degree;

The means for keeping the stack of sheets pressed toward the-front of the receptacle comprises a weighted follower '20 having wheels 21, 22, which travel in tracks 23, 24,

Patented Dec. 19,1916.

from front to rearwithwhich extend downwardly and forwardly along the ends 2 and 3 of the receptacle.

The i-follower 20 is held temporarily at the limit'of its rearward movement for facilitating the. refilling of the receptacle. The means which I have shown for accomplishing this result comprises a lug 25 on the follower, a hole 26 in said lug and a hole 27in the flange12, through which holes 26 and 27, when they are brought into alinement, a lock pin 28 is inserted. This lockin pin '28 may be a part of the key 10, if so desired. The ends 2, 3, of the receptacle maybe provided with suitable windows 29, by means of which it may be ascertained when the supply of sheets within the hausted.

In dispensing interfolded sheets of a small size, the problems of friction do not arise to such an extent as interfolded sheets of a larger size. This present receptacle is-more particularly directed to dispensing sheets of a large size where friction must be eliminated to as great an extent as possible to insure the proper delivery of the sheets. The features which I have described for reducing this friction, are of-great value in securing the successful delivery of the sheets from the receptacle.

It is evident that various changes might.

be resorted to in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts without departing from the spirit and scopeof my inreceptacle is nearly exhence Iydo not wish to limit myself vention;

to the structure herein set forth,

- for automatically pressing the stack of task.

below the slot,

islet through sheets toward the slot, the receptacle and follower having brought into alinement when the follower is in its retracted position vand a removable pin adapted to be inserted into said holes for porarily holding the follower in its reready intro-:

its tracted position to permit the duct on of a stack of sheets into the recep- An interfolded ole having a transversely arrangeddehvery slot. through its front wall, inclined guide plates loqat ed within the receptacle above a follower for pressing th St c ofsheets wardly and forwardly inclined tracks located within thereceptacle at the opposite ends thereof and wheels on the follower arranged to travel in said tracks.

An interfolded sheet delivery receptaarranged delivery transversely h its front wall, inclined guide plates located within the receptacle above cle. having a holes therein arranged to .be

sheet delivery receptatoward the slot, down-' and below the slot, a follower for pressing the stack of sheets toward the slot downwardly and forwardly inclined tracks located within the receptacle at the opposite ends thereof, wheels on the follower arranged to travel in said tracks, a cover for the open top of the receptacle and means for temporarily holding the follower at the limit of its rearward and upward movement along the tracks when the cover is open.

4. An interfolded sheet delivery receptaole having transversely arranged delivery slot through its front wall, a cover for the open top ofthe receptacle, a lock for the cover, a follower for. automatically pressing the stack of sheets keyfor'thelock, said key having a pin ar ranged to engage the receptacle and follower when the cover is open for holding the follower inits retracted position to permit the ready introduction of a stack of sheets into the receptacle. I

ln testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my ,name in presence of two witnesses, this twenty-ninth day 9 arr l 1914- MOSES M. MARGUSE.

. itn s s F. GEORGE BARRY, G. S, SUNDGREN.

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